I'm using the alsa-driver ebuild for sound (v. 1.0.10-r1), don't know if that has anything to do with it. I might try the alsa drivers in the kernel if anyone knows if it might help. I see there's an alsa-driver 1.0.11_rc2 ebuild which is masked, I wonder if that would help.

EDIT: OK, unmasked the alsa 1.0.11-rc2 stuff using /etc/portage/package.unmask, the alsa lib, utils, headers and driver ebuilds all updated to the new version and the error messages I'm getting have stopped._________________Jingle Jangle Jewellery